Daily Republican., 1887-08-25
MARYLaND's DAYLIGHT.

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Independent Dem ocrsts to Support the
Republican Ticket - MT. Cowan's !
Pledge to the State Convention.
BALTIMORE, Aug. "a Had bomb
shell suddenly fell into the German
camp, the Dem oc.atic machine politi-
clans could not have been more eur.
priced tran they were to day when
John X Oowaa, the leader of the Citi'
zens' Reform League. which recently
broueh. ten corrupt Democratic eiec-
ton judges TO prison, walked into the
Republican Stats Convention aud an.
nounced the support OF himself and
the Independent Democrats OF the
State for the Republican ticket just
nominated Although MIR COwap has
long been fighting the German clique
and working to reform the election
abuses in Marylan the regular Demo.
crate had not the slightest idea that ne
would endorse straight out Rspubh.
can ticket. His action was an agree
able surprise to the Republicans, and
whom he entered the Convention he
created great sensation.
throughout. Just after the nomins-
t,ors wers concluded Mr.. Cowan
stepped into the hall. He said:
1t Is curious for an Independent
Democrat like me to address Republi.
can convention but want to sRv for
mygeli, ss we'll as for the body OF Inde
pendent Democratic voters Of the State,
that they pioposo to support out and
out the tickst that you have nominated
to-day. l know we'll two OF the men on
yoGr ticket. With one OF them l am
now, as counsel of tho Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, engaged in the most Be-
rious litigation in which the road Is
now couoerned. he Ia on one side and
AN on the oths-, aad chow my con.
fidenoe In him by saying that l shall
support him and the " hole ticket. Ap'
plauee
throw down the gsuntlet and trip
gsily TO the fray. or some of the men
on the ticket named by the regular
Democrats, as they like to call them
selves, shall say nothing unless they
pay their resrects TO me. The reQula!
Democrats have adopted their platform,
in which they say they are In favor ol
the Tilden election law, with which
mobilization as Will mako 1t applicabt {
to the condition OF the State OF Mary
land. That mod ia cation meaua tn.
spoiIs system; [Laughter.] They De
c srs themselves in favor OF refoIn
) saying that for 12 years. There ha
never been a contested election zinc,
1875 in which the regulars havs no
e bssn defeated and the opposition wa
G eleoLod, but counted out.
1t was Mr.. German who engineered
q the looting of the ballot boxes will
e Mr.. Raisin, his lieutenant. 1t wac Mr.
s German who brought Mr.. Eugene Hig
!, gins to Howard County to forge tn
y ballots. Mr. German puss his lieuten
ants In tie convention and makes then
r vics presidents, while he appoint
= them to do the Eallos box stuffiag an(
r corruption at the polls. We shave bee'
e fed With the east wind of broken prom
/, lees long enough. They have now go
T TO resume specie payment. They hav
d taken the very people who committe
e these frauds aud put them irto Office
y How can We balieve the Professions q
,r this Convention u hen these very me
B. sat In thai Convention and asssnted
u the professiors OF reform, who ba
IL inst previously manipulated the pr
sr msriet?
le belieV.es .s,l 10 party responsibility. Th
g rsgulars tell In their platform the nun
Der of good things they have dom
a There is branch of the Johns Hopkir
ID University called the microscopic q
re partnent, and leave thsee things
n, bs referred to that branch and vait 1
n. successful report [Applause. NE
ID sured by the standard OF party respol
q sibility, the regular Democrats OF tn
t. State have besn false to all the
IN promises. They have violated the
N privileges and they have rewarded &C
n. ruption with ollie. bslieve the wa
or to reform party Is TO reform 1t with
.r. club. do not believe In any rose wat
al business. Applause,
or You must not expect that l shall e
dorss whatever your platform may ca
"a on national Issues. am Democr
W apd am constant In tbGt faith. VI
If can not expect mo to support your y
ID tional candidatas. / ehall retain II
aS Democratic faith. Just what that fai
is, l do not know. One year the DeI
ocrasic platform ts for Free Trade ri
an the next year for Prote ctiOn. We /
Pr dependents will give you enthusias
,e- and encouragement. The 67CO majoii
ne which Cleveland received IN Marylal
I'D ought to be ewept out. l know that
one Of the worat wards In the city 6
of Indepe ndent Democratic voters a
les pledged 10 support the Requisites
y, ticket. Dog country people do 20
a duty in the counties and leave the ci
to US. We have little literary bure.
in. In this city and trained band
ART workers. who arc active and earne
Tho battle will cost labor and mon
"a aud energy, but the sake Is worth
ha ha all.
lIv POINTS OF THE PLATFORM.
The platform declares that civil 90
vice refovn shall be thorough and raj
cal, and that Congress shall go leeisla
that fitness, ascsr.ainsd by propt
ty. practical cor,petition, shall admit
public service, that the tenure OF ofiic
shall bs made secure dutipg good
havlor, and that the power Of remOV
for cause shnll accompany the power
appointment The declarations CT &
National Republican Convention u
reaffirmed and the following plank
inserted.
That the President OF the Unit
States by his action in regard to &
!. federal appointments In this State b
=. given conclusive evidence that his pr
s s"' fessions of civi! servios reform are be
tsn low and delusive. and hie failure
ne' call the Fedora! eff ce. holders to accou
et' for their open aud shameless disrega
ot. of his ow n declarations that they shou
an nd not engage In effozts to control the pc
w. ticai action OF their own party,is co
~ fessioa nf insiocerity on his part. or
-, proof that his will is controlled by I
hs stronger will Of the senior eenat
a, from Maryland.
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